Sonia Shaeri

E-RYT® 500, YACEP

Yoga Teacher, in Tree pose, alignment focused.

Sonia is an Iyengar Yoga teacher and has been teaching in Southern California since 2004.

Sonia is a graduate of the rigorous three-year Iyengar Yoga Training program in Southern California and certified to teach since 2006. Her path of yoga has led her to India to learn directly from Sri BKS Iyengar and his daugher, Dr Geeta Iyengar. She has attended numerous conventions and workshops in the US and abroad with distinguished teachers.

What drew Sonia to yoga at first was a deep interest in Eastern philosophy and mysticism. What keeps her deeply rooted to the Iyengar lineage is its systematic approach to life-long learning which provides the tools to explore the depths of consciousness within the clear and practical confines of a physical practice. Sonia strives to teach with calm and clarity; challenging students while creating a supportive and safe environment that is conducive to learning and building community.  She infuses her teachings with humor, sharing wisdom and joy of the transformative practice of yoga.

“Sonia teaches yoga not as something to be achieved but as an exploration, sometimes playful, always insightful and has the uncanny ability to read the room so that we each get what we intuitively need that day.” - Janet Z